See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonids

See: http://universechallenge.org/global-astronomy-month-2013/

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminids

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

Venus and Jupiter are close to one another. Easily viewable without a telescop from the city.

Both Mars and the Moon are in the constellation Virgo. Saturn is close by as well. Easily viewed without a telescope, even from the city.

The earth's axis is perpendicular to its orbit with the North pole tipping away form the sun. In other words, the season is changing to Fall.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_29,_2014

This rare occurance will begin on the east coast of the United States and move east across the Atlantic towards central Africa. Depending on where you are in the eclipse's path, it will appear as a total or annular eclipse.